South African Grand Prix
1968 · Round 1 · Midrand, South Africa · Jan 1, 1968Race summary
Victory went to Clark (from 1st on the grid), with a 25.3s margin. Beltoise made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 6th (up 12 places). Surtees had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 80 | 1:53:56.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 2 | 80 | +25.300 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 80 | +30.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 9 | 78 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | John Love | Brabham-Repco | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax | 23 | 71 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 12 | 58 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | 51 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 46 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 3 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Sam Tingle | LDS | 22 | 35 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax | 20 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | 20 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 5 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mike Spence | BRM | 14 | 7 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | 4 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco | 14 | 3 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 15 | 2 | Water pipe | 0 |